diff -r 83f638b13242 -r 925d2de2a277 vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VarType.java
--- a/vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VarType.java	Fri Dec 14 15:06:53 2012 +0100
+++ b/vm/src/main/java/org/apidesign/vm4brwsr/VarType.java	Fri Jan 25 15:37:05 2013 +0100
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
                 return VarType.DOUBLE;
             case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_Long:
                 return VarType.LONG;
+            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_Null:
+            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_InitObject:
             case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_Object:
+            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_NewObject:
                 return VarType.REFERENCE;
 
             case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_Bogus:
-            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_Null:
-            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_InitObject:
-            case RuntimeConstants.ITEM_NewObject:
                 /* unclear how to handle for now */
             default:
                 throw new IllegalStateException("Unhandled stack map type");